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  • 122: The Only Way To Win Is Not To Play

    122: The Only Way To Win Is Not To Play
    2025/07/04
    Stanwyck Summer continues with a “noir tragedy.” She finds herself involved with Kirk Douglas (his film debut), Van Heflin and Lizbeth Scott. Did Missy kill her very mean aunt, many years ago? Let’s find out, shall we?

    Shelly Brisbin with Nathan Alderman, Micheline Maynard and Randy Dotinga.
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    50 分
  • 121: Chekhov's Unbroken Hand

    121: Chekhov's Unbroken Hand
    2025/06/27
    Barbara Stanwyck (Lorna) in a boxing movie? OK, sure. But you’ll also see the film that began her lifelong friendship with William Holden. Bill (Joe) is a violinist who wants to try his hand at boxing. Because there’s money in that. Stanwyck’s Lorna is the girl who loves him. What price must Joe pay to become a success?

    Shelly Brisbin with Nathan Alderman, Micheline Maynard and Randy Dotinga.
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    56 分
  • 120: Stella Dallas versus Veda Pierce

    120: Stella Dallas versus Veda Pierce
    2025/06/19
    We begin Stanwyck Summer with one of her most iconic films, and greatest performances. Stella Dallas is pure melodrama, so sudsy that the name was taken by a radio soap opera. Stella is a working-class woman with a daughter she wants to give all the things she never had. Will she succeed? Will her daughter be grateful? Tune in tomorrow!

    Shelly Brisbin with Nathan Alderman, Randy Dotinga and Micheline Maynard.
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    1 時間 11 分
  • 119: I'm Still Watching...

    119: I'm Still Watching...
    2025/04/12
    This George Stevens (best director Oscar) epic looms large. It’s a classic “roadshow” film of the 1950s, complete with West Texas vistas, Technicolor, big stars like Rock (Hudson), Liz (Taylor) and Jimmy (Dean), but no intermission, even though it’s three hours long! It also looms large in the history of the Texas towns (Marfa and Valentine) where it was filmed. I’ve grown up with stories of people tangentially touched by the production, and there are songs that celebrate, or sometimes give the side eye to, the whole thing.

    Shelly Brisbin with Laura Rice, Micheline Maynard, David J. Loehr and Randy Dotinga.
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    1 時間 28 分
  • 118: Planting Bulbs in the Spring

    118: Planting Bulbs in the Spring
    2025/03/29
    Bette Davis brings the melodrama, right here in the imperial phase of her Warner Brothers career. She’s rich, she’s spoiled. Oopsie. She has a health crisis! Will she become a better person? Will she find love? Will she out-act Humphrey Bogart, George Brent (yeah she will) and Geraldine Fitzgerald? Will your host have a take almost none of the reviews she’s read have? Let’s find out together.

    Shelly Brisbin with Annette Wierstra, Nathan Alderman and Micheline Maynard.
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    50 分
  • 117: Alligator Pears

    117: Alligator Pears
    2025/03/22
    The first film Fritz Lang made in the US after he fled the Nazis, Fury is the story of a man who is lynched by the residents of a small town. The film is not a groundbreaking 1950s independent production, but an MGM star vehicle from 1936, featuring one of the studio’s then newest stars, Spencer Tracy. It’s not even Fritz Lang’s best film, but you’ll see some groundbreaking technique here.

    Shelly Brisbin with Nathan Alderman, Randy Dotinga and Micheline Maynard.
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  • 116: His Personal Murder Concierge

    116: His Personal Murder Concierge
    2025/03/14
    If you meet up with Lawrence Tierney in a dark alley - or in a kitchen, for that matter - chances are the encounter won’t end well. Tierney is truly the bad boy of film noir, and no film shows it better than “Born to Kill.” Claire Trevor is great, as always, but I do question her taste in men. I imagine a few eyebrows raising at what the filmmaker gets away with here, including the brazen attitude of our leading man. And oh hey, Elisha Cook Jr. Is here, too, bringing all the gay subtext.

    Shelly Brisbin with Randy Dotinga, Nathan Alderman and Micheline Maynard.
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    1 時間 4 分
  • 115: Gene Kelly's Guns

    115: Gene Kelly's Guns
    2025/03/09
    Greatest musical of all time, you say? Plenty of people would agree. Stanley Donen and Gene Kelly co-direct Kelly, Donald O’Connor and Debbie Reynolds through a delightful Comden and Gteen score, not to mention dance numbers that have achieved legendary status. For anyone who admires clever, energetic film choreography, it’s a joy to watch. For a fan of classic film, there’s an homage to the transition between silent and talking movie. That happened barely 20 years before this film was made, which is kind of bonkers to think about. The episode title is a callback. It’s what we do!

    Shelly Brisbin with Nathan Alderman, David Almeida, David J. Loehr and Micheline Maynard.
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    1 時間